"I went to the store. I bought a wastebasket. The cashier put it in a bag. I brought it home. I took it out of the bag. I crumpled up the bag and tossed it in the wastebasket." –Lily Tomlin
When we throw something 'away', the thing doesn't really go away.. and the realization that there is no such thing as 'away' is a necessity for the survival of our planet and health. I was thinking this after hearing an update on NPR about two men, Dr. Marcus Eriksen and Joel Paschal who are sailing a raft made of old plastic bottles from Long Beach, Ca to mainland Hawaii. Check out their adventures here!
More about Pacific Ocean Trash Patch of the North Pacific Gyre.
About the seacraft
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Happy Blogging for LGBT Families!
The Top Ten Reasons Why I Love Lesbian Mommyhood
10. Our son learned the word softball before the word baseball.
9. Family friendly drag shows put the F in FUN!
8. Babies give another reason to buy bags with lots of pockets.
7. Jodie Foster in Nim's Island, definitely offers something for both kids and moms!
6. Involving our son in political and community events that foster solidarity among the LGBT community.
5. Queering up the heteronormative family model and making room for otherness.
4. I have gained a keener appreciation of the fact that (in the words of RuPaul), "we're born naked and all the rest is drag!"
3. "Whoa, a big mama one!" For our son, the biggest things are mama things.
2. Our son gets to watch not one, but two women mow the lawn and use power tools on a regular basis.
AND THE #1 REASON I LOVE BEING A LESBIAN MOM IS...
1. My partner and I are able to share our love and lives with our sweet son!
The Top Ten List of Statements/Questions That Most Ruffle This Lesbian Mommy's Feathers
(or at least make me squint, cock my head to the side and think "what the *?@!")
10. When co-workers wish me a happy father's day.
9. Straight people asking my partner and I if we're married.
(umm, can you elaborate on that question? What exactly do you mean by the word 'married'?)
8. The jaw dropping that accompanies others' reactions that we conceived our son at home (without a doctor, a backless gown, or any other medical accoutrement)
7. The title of Peggy O'Mara's magazine "Mothering: Natural Family Living".
(Anything else is simply... unnatural?)
6. Artificial Insemination
(need I say more?)
5. "Your son is all boy!"
(and any or all related comments)
4. "He's gonna be popular with the girls!" *nudge, wink*
(hey, what about the boys?)
3. "All of the only children I've known are .... "
(you fill in the blank)
2. "I don't like kids."
(studies show 87% of adults were kids at some time or another)
AND THE #1 THING YOU CAN SAY TO RUFFLE THIS LESBIAN MOMMY'S FEATHERS IS
1. "So, when are you going to have a baby?"
(exactly what part of "I have a son" didn't you understand?)
10. Our son learned the word softball before the word baseball.
9. Family friendly drag shows put the F in FUN!
8. Babies give another reason to buy bags with lots of pockets.
7. Jodie Foster in Nim's Island, definitely offers something for both kids and moms!
6. Involving our son in political and community events that foster solidarity among the LGBT community.
5. Queering up the heteronormative family model and making room for otherness.
4. I have gained a keener appreciation of the fact that (in the words of RuPaul), "we're born naked and all the rest is drag!"
3. "Whoa, a big mama one!" For our son, the biggest things are mama things.
2. Our son gets to watch not one, but two women mow the lawn and use power tools on a regular basis.
AND THE #1 REASON I LOVE BEING A LESBIAN MOM IS...
1. My partner and I are able to share our love and lives with our sweet son!
The Top Ten List of Statements/Questions That Most Ruffle This Lesbian Mommy's Feathers
(or at least make me squint, cock my head to the side and think "what the *?@!")
10. When co-workers wish me a happy father's day.
9. Straight people asking my partner and I if we're married.
(umm, can you elaborate on that question? What exactly do you mean by the word 'married'?)
8. The jaw dropping that accompanies others' reactions that we conceived our son at home (without a doctor, a backless gown, or any other medical accoutrement)
7. The title of Peggy O'Mara's magazine "Mothering: Natural Family Living".
(Anything else is simply... unnatural?)
6. Artificial Insemination
(need I say more?)
5. "Your son is all boy!"
(and any or all related comments)
4. "He's gonna be popular with the girls!" *nudge, wink*
(hey, what about the boys?)
3. "All of the only children I've known are .... "
(you fill in the blank)
2. "I don't like kids."
(studies show 87% of adults were kids at some time or another)
AND THE #1 THING YOU CAN SAY TO RUFFLE THIS LESBIAN MOMMY'S FEATHERS IS
1. "So, when are you going to have a baby?"
(exactly what part of "I have a son" didn't you understand?)
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